Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams that "I cannot live without books." But what of the current presidential contenders? BookSense.com recently contacted the Bush, Gore, and Nader campaigns and inquired what books had played a particularly important role in the men's lives, and, also, what titles they had been reading of late.

Here are the replies from Al Gore and George W. Bush. We never did hear from Ralph Nader.

I wonder what Al Gore and George W. Bush are reading now, as we all wait for the final result to come in?

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